The present analysis suggests that rivaroxaban is a cost-effective alternative to warfarin therapy for the prevention of stroke in patients with AF in the Belgian healthcare setting. </AbstractSection> Copyright The Author(s) 2013

In the emerging globalised knowledge society/economy, a group of professionals, namely experts and consultants gain in importance. The paper discusses the following issues: Who are these experts and consultants? Why is this group of knowledge workers strategically important and why is their...

Background: Low-dose aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) is standard care in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The use of low-dose aspirin in primary prevention is not yet fully established, although meta-analyses and US and European guidelines support its use in people at...

Abstract The German Statutory Health Insurance System (Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung) has been in a continuous reform process for the past twenty years. Therefore this economic policy forum is assigned to the question: Health reform: End of the crisis or never-ending crisis? Eckhard Knappe and...

Der Begriff des 'Wohlfahrtspluralismus' lenkt die Aufmerksamkeit darauf, daß soziale Wohlfahrt nicht allein durch staatliche Sozialpolitiken bestimmt ist. Beiträge von seiten des Marktes, von Familien, Privathaushalten und informellen sozialen Netzen sowie aus dem zivilgesellschaftlichen...